Bellator MMA & WinStar World Casino Announce 2013 Event Partnership

Dec 20, 2012

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Newport Beach, CA. (December 12, 2012) —
Bellator MMA & WinStar World Casino announced today a 2013
event hosting alliance that will see three of Bellator’s nationally
and internationally televised events produced live from Oklahoma’s
WinStar World Casino throughout 2013. The exclusive partnership
will officially begin on January 24th as Bellator MMA will host a
Welterweight World Title fight between reigning and undefeated
Bellator World Champion Ben Askren
and French submission ace Karl
Amoussou LIVE on Spike TV.

The night will also feature the long awaited Bellator debut of
Oklahoma State’s own MMA star Mo Lawal, who battles the dangerous
Przemyslaw
Mysiala in a Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
fight.

The event will broadcast LIVE starting at 10 p.m. EST on Spike. The
preliminary card will be streamed LIVE and FREE on Spike.com
starting at 8 p.m. EST. Tickets for the event are on sale now and
can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or by visiting the WinStar
World Casino Box Office, with tickets starting at just $45
dollars.

“We constantly strive to expand our entertainment offerings and
national exposure through strategic partnerships,” said McEwan. “We
anticipate patrons will be impressed with the level of fights
Bellator MMA will bring to WinStar World Casino.”

“WinStar is one of the world’s most prestigious casino resort
properties, and when the chance arose to bring Bellator to the
Chickasaw Nation, the decision was a very easy one,” Bellator
Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney said. “With the Bellator
Welterweight World Title fight and the debut of King Mo, WinStar
World Casino will host a huge night of fights on January 24th.”

Bellator events air live and free Thursday nights on the home for
MMA, Spike TV, as well as in Spanish language on mun2.

About Bellator MMA Bellator MMA is the world’s largest tournament
based Mixed Martial Arts organization. Televised to nearly 500
Million homes worldwide in over 107 countries, Bellator’s majority
owner is entertainment giant Viacom. In the United States, Bellator
can be seen on Spike TV, the MMA television leader. With over 150
world-class athletes under contract, Bellator is home to many of
the sport’s top mixed martial artists. Bellator’s founder &
CEO, Bjorn Rebney, an experienced fighting sports and entertainment
executive with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the
sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator’s core philosophy is that
title shots should be earned, not given. This belief gave rise to
Bellator’s real sport, tournament-based format, which gives
Bellator’s tournaments a true playoff feel that keeps the sport
true and distances itself from the subjective side of fighting
sports found in organizations that utilize a matchmaking/casting
formula. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is
comprised of top industry professionals in television production,
live event orchestration, fighter development/relations, venue
procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international
licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission
relations. Bellator is based in Newport Beach, California.

About Spike TV: Spike TV is available in 98.7 million homes and is
a division of Viacom Media Networks. A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA,
VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world's leading creators
of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's
Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and
archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV's press
site at http://www.spike.com/press. Follow us on Twitter @spiketvpr
for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes
information and photos.

About mun2 mun2 is the leading Hispanic cable network for young
millennial adults 18-34. From reality to music, on-air to digital,
mun2 creates original content that resonates across a multi-screen
platform. Young, vibrant and unabashedly Latino, mun2 has a
distribution to over 38 million households. The network is part of
Telemundo Media, a division of NBCUniversal.

About WinStar World Casino The world’s second largest casino,
WinStar World Casino offers more than 6,800 electronic games, 112
blackjack and poker tables, a 3,400-seat Global Events Center,
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and a wide range of restaurants. WinStar World Casino is an
economic enterprise of the Chickasaw Nation. For more information
visit our website at www.winstarworldcasino.com.